Novva Data Centers was the only bidder in an Arizona State Land Department auction this week for a 165-acre site near Warner and Ellsworth roads in Mesa.
The company met the minimum bid amount of $62.7M.
Novva officials said the company has been looking for a suitable site for its first Arizona project for two years but did not confirm any actual plan. Novva said it might undertake a design-build data center project or it might pursue a different industrial project. The company is looking into the viability of its water-free air-cooling process for a data center at the Mesa location, which will be one of the determining factors.
Novva officials will now start communicating with the City of Mesa and finalizing a plan for the site. Groundbreaking could take place in 2025. (Source)